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2 Kings 5:1-7

1Now Naamanוְ֠נַעֲמָןVe.na.'a.monH5283,the commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצְבָ֨אtze.Va'H6635of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֜ם'a.RamH758,wasהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961a greatגָּד֨וֹלga.DolH1419manאִישׁ֩'ishH376in his master’sאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113sightלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440and highly regardedוּנְשֻׂ֣א פָנִ֔יםu.ne.Su' fa.NimH5375 H6440,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588through himthe LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068had givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֖הte.shu.'AhH8668to Aramלַאֲרָ֑םla.'a.RamH758.And he wasהָיָ֛הha.YahH1961a mightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368manוְהָאִ֗ישׁve.ha.'IshH376of valorחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428, but he wasa leperמְצֹרָֽע׃me.tzo.Ra'H6879.

2At this time the Arameansוַאֲרָם֙va.'a.RamH758had gone outיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318in bandsגְדוּדִ֔יםge.du.DimH1416and had takenוַיִּשְׁבּ֛וּvai.yish.BuH7617a youngקְטַנָּ֑הke.ta.NahH6996girlנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and she was servingוַתְּהִ֕י לִפְנֵ֖יva.te.Hi lif.NeiH1961 H6440Naaman’sנַעֲמָֽן׃na.'a.ManH5283wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

3She saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413her mistressגְּבִרְתָּ֔הּge.vir.TahH1404, “If onlyאַחֲלֵ֣י'a.cha.LeiH305my masterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113would go to the prophetלִפְנֵ֥י הַנָּבִ֖יאlif.Nei ha.na.Vi'H6440 H5030whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111אָ֛ז'azH227,he would cureיֶאֱסֹ֥ףye.'e.SofH622himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853of his leprosyמִצָּרַעְתּֽוֹ׃mi.tza.ra'.ToH6883.”

4And Naaman wentוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935and toldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046his masterלַאדֹנָ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑רla.do.Nav le.MorH113 H559whatH2063the girlהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478had saidדִּבְּרָ֣הdi.be.RahH1696.

5“Go nowלֶךְ־ בֹּ֔אlekh- Bo'H1980 H935,”saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758, “and I will send you withוְאֶשְׁלְחָ֥הve.'esh.le.ChahH7971a letterסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612toאֶל־'el-H413the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.”So Naaman departedוַיֵּלֶךְ֩vai.ye.leKhH1980,takingוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947with himבְּיָד֜וֹbe.ya.DoH3027tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235talentsכִּכְּרֵי־ki.ke.rei-H3603of silverכֶ֗סֶףKhe.sefH3701,sixוְשֵׁ֤שֶׁתve.She.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505shekelsof goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,and tenוְעֶ֖שֶׂרve.'E.serH6235setsחֲלִיפ֥וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of clothingבְּגָדִֽים׃be.ga.DimH899.

6And the letterהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612that he tookוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478statedלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: “Withוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thisהַזֶּה֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָha.Zeh 'e.Lei.khaH2088 H413letterהַסֵּ֤פֶרha.Se.ferH5612כְּב֨וֹאke.Vo'H935הִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009I am sendingשָׁלַ֤חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙'e.Lei.khaH413אֶת־'et-H853my servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650Naamanנַעֲמָ֣ןna.'a.ManH5283,so that you may cure himוַאֲסַפְתּ֖וֹva.'a.saf.ToH622of his leprosyמִצָּרַעְתּֽוֹ׃mi.tza.ra'.ToH6883.”

7וַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961When the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֶת־'et-H853readכִּקְרֹא֩kik.Ro'H7121the letterהַסֵּ֜פֶרha.Se.ferH5612,he toreוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899and askedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Am Iאָ֙נִי֙'a.niH589Godהַאֱלֹהִ֥יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,killingלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191and giving lifeוּֽלְהַחֲי֔וֹתu.le.ha.cha.YotH2421,thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588thisזֶה֙zehH2088manexpectsשֹׁלֵ֣חַsho.Le.achH7971meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413to cureלֶאֱסֹ֥ףle.'e.SofH622a leperאִ֖ישׁ מִצָּֽרַעְתּ֑וֹ'ish mi.tza.ra'.ToH376 H6883כִּ֤יkiH3588אַךְ־'akh-H389?Surely you canדְּעֽוּ־ נָא֙de.'u- na'H3045 H4994seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588heה֖וּאhu'H1931is seeking a quarrelמִתְאַנֶּ֥הmit.'a.NehH579with me!”

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